A Diva’s life is never dull. This glorious LA afternoon (warm and sunny) was spent on the patio of the swank SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills attending the MTV Movie Awards Nominee & Presenters Style Lounge swag event. Last month the Diva did ditto for the pre-Oscars’ giveaways. These tinsel town events are aimed at celebrities and press who are presented product in the hopes that the former will wear or use them and talk about them and the latter will write about them. It’s all good.

Photo taken with Patti Pietschmann's camera by a Baylee Nasco rep

Today’s swag-fest benefited California Wildlife Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of sick, injured or orphaned native wildlife. There was plenty of stuff proffered from trips to Bora Bora (didn’t get one of these), designer pet toys and accessories by Baylee Nasco to diamonds by Leibish&Co and lavish gowns and evening wear by Terani Couture.

By the time I left the hotel my arms were full with five different bags carrying other great gifts such as earphones and shampoos for which you will need to return to this site to learn more because now I have to sort through my stash.

If you look at the slideshow, though, you get some hints of what’s ahead.

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Patti Pietschmann's been plugged into the LA scene for years as author of Harper Collins' best selling ACCESS travel, former contributing editor to LA Magazine and various radio gigs. She has traveled the world with her husband Richard, on assignments and for personal pleasure, has enjoyed hundreds of cruises (she and Richard started young), eaten in restaurants around the globe, spa hopped, trekked, hiked and hit the ground running. The former Teen Editor of Newsday in New York, Patti was also a co-west coast editor of Departures Magazine, and a frequent contributor to such diverse media as Cruisecritic.com, LA Times, Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Times, Virtuoso's Voyage, Luxurydomain.com, Bel-air Magazine, Priority Magazine, dozens of in-flight magazines, and more. She also writes 4 additional columns for Examiner.com (Spas, beauty, cruises and last minute deals) and several blogs: www.thedivaonthego.com, www.savvyseafarer.wordpress.com, www.pattisprattles.wordpress.com. She can be reached at ppietschma@aol.com.